Tornadoes in FS9?

[JSkorna 137]

No, the tornado effect is still not possible in FS.

[gwillmot 31]

Tornados and hurricanes are not modeled in FS. Even with Activesky (the absolute best weather engine for FS9) unless the tornado is sitting right on top of a weather reporting station at the exact time that it reports the weather, you won't get tornadic winds since tornados are highly localized. There is no funnel cloud depiction but you will get regionilized CB and TS depictions and other severe weather phenomena associated with the hook echo.In the case of a hurricane you will get widespread winds and low barometer readings within the area of the hurricane, but you will not get an eyewall depiction or circulation or true representation of the hurricane.HTH,Mike T.

 

Yep ... as stated in May, 2008.  Nothing has changed.

[Appliance 51]

ESDaniel ... just in case you do not realise it Jim (above) used to belong to Hi-Fi Simulations the company behind the respected weather program ActiveSky.  Therefore he should, and does, know what he is talking about.   B)

[gwillmot 31]

As does Mike T, on 25 May 2008 - 09:35 AM